Hat-fastener.



C. E. COOKE.

HAT FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED AUG.8, 1914.

Patnted Jan. 11, 1916'.

NOGRAPH CO-. WASHINGTON, D C- THE orator.

CHARLES E. COOKE, OF ATLAKTTIC CITY, NEW

HAT-FASTENER.

' Application filed August 8,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHAnLss E. Coons, afsubject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and Stateof New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements inHat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective devicefor readily securing a hat upon the head of the wearer, and which willtake the place of the usual hat pin and, furthermore, will obviate thenecessity of punching holes or perforations in the hat and thusmutilating the same, as is the case when the ordinary hat pins are used.

The invention comprehends, among other features, the provision of asimple and effective device which can be readily applied to any form orshape of hat and which is preferably made of gold, silver or some otherneat appearing metal, the device being so arranged and constructedwnereby the user, after placing the hat upon the head, can readilysecure the hat against accidental removal by having certain pins forminga part of the device arranged to engage the hair and thus secure thehat.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a iart of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device; Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional View of a hat showing the device applied thereto; andFig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the plate andshowing the means for securing the same within the crown of the hat.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a hat 10 having theusual crown 11 and lining 12, with the usual brim 13 at tached to orformed with the crown 11. A plate 14, is provided with a series ofapertures 15 and an edge 16 of the plate is formed to provide alongitudinal groove 17 defining the rib 17 as shown, and upon which arearranged to slide clamp members 18 of U-shaped formation, eachconsisting of a head 19 and a pin 20 projecting from the head andextending longitudinally to the plate, said pins 20 of the said securingSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, find.

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i the pins terminating in knobs 23 and whi h are preferably made largerthan the apertures 15 and the pins 22 slide through the apertures 15, asshown.

ln'the application of the device described to a hat and in the usethereof, the hat is first placed upon the head of the wearer,

with the knobs closest to the plate 1 1, the

said bar 21 constituting a handle. The wearer now grasps the bars oneach sideand, pushing upwardly and inwardly thereon, causes the pins 22and the knobs 23 thereof to pass through the hair and secure the hatagainst accidental removal from the head, it being thus seen that whenthe hat is secured as mentioned the bars of the device will lie adjacentto the plates 14: thereof and the pins, passing into the hair, togetherwith the knobs 23 of the pins, will tend to hold the hat in position andagainst dis placement.

It will be understood that the plate 14 and bar 21 can be removed fromas readily as they can be applied to a hat.

it will be furthermore noted that with a device of the characterdescribed the perforating of the crown of the hat is obviated and thedevice, particularly when made up in gold or silver and appropriatelyornamented with jewels or the like, will present a neat and effectiveappearance.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A hat fastener comprising an elongated plate having a longitudinallydisposed groove adjacent one edge thereof, a Ushaped clamp embracingsaid edge and having a 1 portion disposed within the groove forretaining the same thereon for sliding movement, a fastening elementcarried by said clamp for securing the plate upon the hat,

and hair engaging means carried by said 1 plate.

2. A hat fastener comprising an elonupon the hat, and hair engagingmeans car- 10 gated plate having a longitudinally disposed ried by saidplate. groove on one face thereof and defining a In testimony whereof IafliX my signature bead on the opposite face thereof, a in presence oftwo Witnesses.

U-shaped clamp slidably mounted on said edge and having one of its limbspositioned CHARLES COOIXE' Within the groove, and its opposite limb en-Witnesses: gaging said bead, a fastening element car- H. F. LETHERMAN,ried by the clamp for securing the plate FRED R. NEAL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

